Property Investors Blog

Industry best practice is at the heart of what we do. That's why Purple Frog is certified with a client money protection scheme. This means that money we hold for clients and tenants is safeguarded against misappropriation.

The Government's white paper 'Fixing our Broken Housing Market' was published in February. Purple Frog' Managing Director, Patrick Garratt, gives an overview of the proposals and the time-frames that have been published for these changes to take effect.

April 2017 sees the landlord tax changes beginning to take effect. Managing Director Patrick Garratt looks at some of the history to these new tax laws and their implications for the student property market.

Purple Frog's Managing Director Patrick Garratt looks at two pieces of regulation currently in consultation that could see one thousand student rooms being taken off the market, at a cost of £30 million.

Changes to Right to Rent and Section 8 are now in force, thanks to changes in the 2016 Immigration Act. Purple Frog's Managing Director gives a quick overview of the changes and what they mean for manged and let-only clients.

On 18th October, the Government launched a consultation on extending the types of rented property that require licensing as houses of multiple occupation. This is an overview of the document for Purple Frog investors